OBJECTIVES To identify potentially low-value services for inclusion in value-based insurance design (VBID) programs and to discuss challenges involved in incorporating such information. METHODS We searched the Tufts Medical Center Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry (www.cearegistry.org) to identify examples of low-value services, defined as interventions that make health worse without savin...

background: one of the most common methods of identifying mortality risk is the clinical risk index for babies scoring system (crib- ii). the aim of this study was assessing the value of crib- ii in predicting mortality risk in preterm and low birth weight infants in east azerbaijan- iran. materials and methods: this prospective cohort study was carried out in 2013-2014 during 6 months in nicus...

background and purpose: women with low (high) pre-pregnancy body mass index (bmi) recently delivered infants with approximately normal or close to normal birth weights under the high quality of prenatal care. this study estimated the effect of pre-pregnancy bmi when concerns about the effects of different quality levels of prenatal care and the health status of mothers and their infants existed...